GREENVILLE, S.C. – Carmen Richardson drained a 3-pointer from the right wing with four seconds remaining in the game to lift East Tennessee State to a 58-55 win over Furman in Southern Conference women's basketball action Saturday afternoon at Timmons Arena.
 
Richardson's game winner came after Furman's Raina McGowens missed a pair of free throws with 33 seconds left with the score tied 55-55, setting up the Buccaneers' final possession.
 
The sophomore guard's last minute heroics included a jump shot with 50 seconds on the clock that tied the contest at 55-55.

East Tennessee (12-11, 5-3 SoCon), which trailed 50-44 midway thru the fourth quarter, overcame a 52-47 deficit in the final four minutes by scoring points on five of their final six possessions, a stretch that included two baskets and a pair of free throws by Anala Nelson.
 
Richardson finished the game with 14 points, followed by Jaidyn Harper with 13, and Nelson with 10.
 
Furman's Clare Coyle paced all scorers with 19 points and 11 rebounds.  Samaria Taylor tallied 11 points off the bench in 24 minutes of action, and McGowens finished with 10.
 
The Paladins connected on just 1-of-9 field goal attempts and trailed 11-6 after one quarter but rallied to take a 23-21 halftime lead.  It remained a tight contest until the Paladins pieced together a 6-0 run over a three-minute span in the fourth quarter to take a 50-44 lead following a Coyle free throw with 5:42 to go.  Furman, however, managed points on only three of their final 10 possessions.
 
Furman shot .422 percent from the field (19x45) to ETSU's .396 percent and registered a 28-18 scoring advantage in the paint, but the Buccaneers hit on 6-of-15 3-pointers for 18 points to Furman's 12 from beyond the arc.  The Paladins managed a narrow 29-27 edge in rebounding, with Coyle's 11 boards accounting for game high honors and her SoCon best ninth double-double of the season.
 
The Paladins play next Thursday at Western Carolina in a 7:00 p.m. contest.